VERSALINK™ GATEWAY (MODEL 327W) USER GUIDE © Copyright 2004 Westell, Inc. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................................4 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...................................................................................................................................4 3. REGULATORY INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.5 Advanced LAN........................................................................................................................................68 12.6 Advanced WAN.......................................................................................................................................84 13. SETTING UP ADVANCED SERVICE CONFIGURATION...........................................................................115 13.1 Port Forwarding Ranges of Ports....
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The Westell® VersaLink™ Gateway provides reliable, high-speed, Internet access to your existing small office phone line. Your ADSL connection is “always-on” ending the hassles of dial-up modems and busy signals. Installation is easy ... no tools ... no headaches. Simply connect the hardware, apply power, and perform the simple software configuration for VersaLink and you are on the Internet.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 3. REGULATORY INFORMATION 3.1 FCC Compliance Note (FCC ID: CH8-327WXX-6) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway A plug and jack used to connect this equipment to the premises wiring and telephone network must comply with the applicable FCC Part 68 rules and requirements adopted by the ACTA. A compliant telephone cord and modular plug is provided with this product. It is designed to be connected to a compatible modular jack that is also compliant. See installation instruction for details.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway should be coordinated by a representative, and designated by the supplier. Refer to section 19 in this User Guide for further details. The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed five.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 4. NETWORKING REQUIREMENTS The following system specifications are required for optimum performance of the VersaLink™ via 10/100 Base-T or Wireless installations. CONNECTION TYPE MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • • ETHERNET WIRELESS IEEE 802.11g • • • • • • • • • • • • 030-300390 Rev. A Pentium® or equivalent class machines Microsoft® Windows® (95, 98, ME, NT 4.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 5. HARDWARE FEATURES 5.1 LED Indicators This section explains the LED States and Descriptions. LED indicators are used to verify the unit’s operation and status. LED States and Descriptions LED Description Modem power is ON. Modem power is OFF. POWER POST (Power On Self Test), Failure (not bootable) or Device Malfunction. Note: The Power LED should be red no longer than Solid Red two seconds after the power on self test passes.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 5.2 Cable Connectors and Switch Locations • DSL connector (RJ-11) • Reset button • (4) Ethernet connector (RJ-45) with optional uplink port (Note: When using the optional uplink port (E1), Ethernet LAN connection is limited to E2, E3, and E4. • Power connector (barrel) • Wireless IEEE 802.11b/g SMA connector and antenna Note: When using the optional uplink port (E1), Ethernet LAN connection is limited to E2, E3, and E4.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 5.4 Pinout Descriptions The following tables list the pinout descriptions. DSL Pinouts Pinout 1, 2, 5, 6 3 4 Description Not Used DSL Tip DSL Ring Ethernet/Optional Uplink Port Pinouts Pinout 1 2 3 4,5,7,8 6 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 6. INSTALLING THE HARDWARE 6.1 Installation Requirements To install VersaLink™, you will need the following: • • A Network Interface Card (NIC) installed in your PC, or An IEEE 802.11b/g adapter NOTE: Internet service provider subscriber software and connection requirements may vary. Consult your ISP for installation instructions.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 6.4 Hardware Installations NOTE: Please wait until you have received notification from your ISP that your DSL line has been activated before installing VersaLink. NOTE: If you are using VersaLink™ in conjunction with an Ethernet Hub or Switch, refer to the manufacturer’s instructions for proper installation and configuration. When using a Microfilter, be certain that the DSL phone cable is connected to the “DSL/HPN” non-filtered jack.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Figure 1. Connection via 10/100 Base-T Ethernet 6.4.2 Connecting PCs via Wireless IMPORTANT: If you are connecting to VersaLink via a wireless network adapter, the SSID must be the same for both VersaLink and your PC’s wireless network adapter. The default SSID for VersaLink is the serial number of the unit (located below the bar code on the bottom of the unit and also on the Westell shipping carton).
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway To network VersaLink to additional computers in your home or office using a wireless installation, you will need to confirm the following: 1. Ensure that an 802.11b/g/g+ wireless network adapter has been installed in each PC on your wireless network. 2. Install the appropriate drivers for your Wireless IEEE802.11b or IEEE802.11g adapter. 3. Make sure the SMA antenna connector is loose. Orient the antenna in the proper configuration.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 6.4.3 Ethernet and Wireless Combination Installation The VersaLink™ supports simultaneous use of 10/100 Base-T Ethernet and Wireless configurations. The following instructions explain how to install VersaLink for simultaneous use of Ethernet and Wireless ports. NOTE: Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 for instructions on hardware installation via Ethernet and Wireless connections. 1. Ensure that an 802.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 7. CONFIGURING VERSALINK FOR INTERNET CONNECTION To browse the Internet using VersaLinK™, you must set up your account profile, confirm your DSL sync, and establish a PPP session with your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Refer to the Internet service provider’s installation manual to install the software required for your Internet connection. NOTE: Internet service provider subscriber software and connection requirements may vary.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you clicked on Next, the following screen will be displayed. This screen will allow you to set up your account profile. NOTE: Before you set up your account profile, you must obtain your Account ID, Account Password, and VPI/VCI values from your Internet service provider. You will use this information when you set up your account parameters.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Enter the VPI and VCI values (0 for VPI and 35 for VCI default) you obtained from your Internet service provider. The actual VPI/VCI values may vary according to your ISP. Click on next. VPI = 0 VCI = 35 NOTE: Depending on your Internet Service Provider, the VPI/VCI screen may come pre-configured and it will be displayed here. In this case, you should not change any values in this screen. Click on next to go to the PROTOCOL screen. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Select the Protocol type that you obtained from your Internet service provider. Click on next. NOTE: Depending on your Internet Service Provider, the PROTOCOL screen may come pre-configured and it will be displayed here. In this case, you will need to click on next to go to the SET-UP COMPLETE screen. When the SET-UP COMPLETE screen appears, you have successfully completed your Account Profile setup. Click on done. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you changed the VPI/VCI settings and clicked on done in the SET-UP COMPLETE screen, the following screen will appear. Click on OK. NOTE: The following pop-up will appear only if you have changed the VPI, VCI, or Protocol values in the preceding screens. If you did not change any of these values, this pop-up screen will not appear and the Gateway will not be reset.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 7.2 Confirm a DSL Sync Remember, you must have active DSL service before VersaLink can synchronize with your ISP’s equipment. To determine if VersaLink has a DSL sync, view the DSL Connection Rate in the Connection Overview section (see the following Home page). If the status reads No DSL Connection, check the DSL physical connection, explained in section 6 (INSTALLING THE HARDWARE) of this User Guide.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway The following screen shows the DSL connection rate with values that indicate a successful DSL SYNC has been established. The connection rate values represent the transmission speed of your DSL line. (The Gateway may take time to report these values.) Click on the Connect button to establish a PPP session. NOTE: VersaLink will handle transmission rates up to 8 Mbps. Your actual DSL rates may vary depending on your Internet service provider. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 7.3 Establishing a PPP Session View the PPP Status at the Home page. If the PPP Status displays DOWN, click the Connect button to establish a PPP session. NOTE: Whenever the PPP Status displays DOWN, you do not have a PPP session established. If your Gateway’s connection setting is set to “Always On” or “On Demand,” after a brief delay the PPP session will be established automatically and the PPP Status will display UP.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway After a PPP session has been established, the PPP Status will display UP. Congratulations! You may now browse the Internet. For example, if you want to visit Westell’s home page, type http://www.westell.com in your browser’s address window. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 7.4 Disconnecting a PPP Session If you have finished browsing the Internet and want to disconnect from your Internet service provider, click on the Disconnect button in the Connection Overview screen (the preceding screen). The following pop-up screen will appear. Click on OK to disconnect the PPP session. Warning: If you disconnect the PPP session, this will disconnect the Gateway from the Internet, and all users will be disconnected until the PPP session is re-established.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway must launch your Internet browser and type http://dslrouter/ or type http://192.168.1.1/ in the browser’s address window and press ‘Enter’ on your keyboard. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 8. SETTING UP MACINTOSH OS X This section provides instructions on how to use Macintosh Operating System 10 with VersaLink. Follow the instructions in this section to create a new network configuration for Macintosh OS X. ! NOTE: Macintosh computers must use VersaLink’s Ethernet installation. Refer to section 6, (INSTALLING THE HARDWARE).
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Create a New Location After selecting the Network icon at the System Preferences screen, the Network screen will be displayed. Select New Location from the Location field. Name the New Location After selecting New Location from the Network screen, the following screen will be displayed. In the field labeled Name your new location:, change the text from “Untitled” to “Westell.” Click OK. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Select the Ethernet Configuration After clicking on OK in the preceding screen, the Network screen will be displayed. The Network screen shows the settings for the newly created location. From the Configure field in the Network screen, select Built-in Ethernet. Click on Save. NOTE: Default settings for the Built-in Ethernet configuration are sufficient to operate VersaLink.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Create a User Account In the address window of your Internet Explorer web browser, type http://dslrouter/. Press ‘Enter’ on your keyboard. The Getting Started screen will be displayed. You may now begin your Account Setup. Refer to section 7 of this User Guide to configure your Westell VersaLink for Internet connection. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway The following sections explain the advanced features of VersaLink™. [This Page Intentionally Left Blank] 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 9. SETTING UP ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Advanced Configuration instructions are explained in Section 10 through Section 16. If you want to set up advanced features for VersaLink, follow the instructions provided in sections 10 through 16. STOP! The following sections assume that you have active DSL and Internet service. VersaLink™ allows you to make changes to advanced features of your Gateway such as account profiles, routing configurations, and firewall settings.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 10. HOME As you navigate through the various screens of VersaLink, the name of the active page that you have selected will appear in the upper-left side of the screen, as shown below. Please note that the actual values may differ from the values displayed in the screens. If you have set up your account profile and established your PPP session as discussed in section 7, the following settings will be displayed when you click on your Home page.
User Guide Connect/Disconnect Profile Editor VersaLink™ Gateway CONNECT = Establish a PPP session DISCONNECT = Disconnect a PPP session This allows you to make changes to the profile that you created in section 7. 10.1 Adding Account Profiles If you select the Profile Editor button from your Home page, the Advanced Home screen will appear, as shown below. Click on the new connection button in the Advanced Home screen. The New Connection screen will appear.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 10.2 Editing Account Profiles If you clicked on Edit in the preceding screen, the Edit “My Connection” screen will appear. Follow the steps in the Edit “My Connection” screen to change your existing connection profile, which you set up in section 7. If you do not want to change your connection profile, click on close in the screen. Click on delete if you want to delete your connection profile. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide Connection Name Account ID Account Password Service Profile Manual On Demand Always On Time Out Enable Save Password Minutes for Connection Time Out 030-300390 Rev. A VersaLink™ Gateway This field allows you to enter a new connection name of your choice (up to 64 characters). The account ID that you used in section 7 if you are connecting to the same Service Provider. If you have multiple Service Providers, you can enter this information at this time.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 11. STATUS 11.1 Connection Summary The following settings will be displayed if you select Connection Summary from the Status menu. Note: The actual values may differ from the values displayed in this screen. 0 35 Connection Rate Connection Status IP Network Address 030-300390 Rev. A DSL Connection Information This field will let you know if you have a DSL signal and the DSL rate at which you are connected.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Secondary DNS = Provided by your Service Provider This field will display your Ethernet information that was received (IN) or sent (OUT) in packets on your Ethernet port. ATM Network Address This field will display your VPI and VCI values, which are provided by your ISP. Firewall Status This field will display your firewall traffic in packets. Passed: Monitors information traffic that was successfully received (IN) or transmitted (OUT) in packets.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12. CONFIGURATION 12.1 Single Static IP – Single IP Address PassThrough The following settings will be displayed if you select Single Static IP from the Configuration menu. The Single Static IP Configuration screen allows you to select the device on your LAN that will share your Single Static IP. Before you begin this section, configure your PC settings to obtain an IP address from your Gateway automatically. (Refer to your Windows Help screen for instructions.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.1.1 Enabling Single Static IP – Single IP Address PassThrough To enable Single Static IP, select a device that will share your Single Static IP from the options listed in the window. Click on enable. NOTE: The Single Static IP Configuration screen allows you to select the device on your LAN that will share your Single Static IP. If you select a device and clicked on enable, the following pop-up screen will appear. Click on OK to enable this device for Single Static IP.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you clicked on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the following pop-up screen will appear. VersaLink must be reset to allow the new configuration to take effect. Click on OK. If you clicked on OK in the preceding screen, the following screen will be displayed. VersaLink will be reset and the new configuration will take effect. After a brief delay, the home page will be displayed. Confirm that you have a DSL sync and that your PPP session displays UP.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway STOP! After you enable Single Static IP, you must reboot your computer. NOTE: If you chose to enable User Configured PC, wait for the Gateway to reset and then manually enter the WAN IP, Gateway, and Subnet mask addresses you obtained from your Internet service provider into a PC. 12.1.2 Disabling Single Static IP – Single IP Address PassThrough To disable Single Static IP, select Single Static IP from the Configuration menu. Click on disable. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you clicked on disable in the preceding screen, the following pop-up screen will be displayed. Click on OK. If you clicked on OK in the Disable IP Passthrough? screen, the following pop-up screen will be displayed. This screen will allow the modem to be reset and the new configuration will take effect. Click on OK. If you clicked on OK in the preceding screen, the following screen will be displayed. VersaLink will be reset and the new configuration will take effect.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway STOP! After you disable Single Static IP, you must reboot your computer. 12.2 Service Configuration The following settings will be displayed if you select Services from the Configuration menu. Westell has developed an extensive list of NAT services and you may select any service from this list.
User Guide Current Profile Service Name UPNP Enable 030-300390 Rev. A VersaLink™ Gateway Displays the NAT (Network Address Translation) services that you have selected. Drop down selection menu of NAT (Network Address Translation) service you can select to configure you VersaLink. Factory Default = Disable Enabling UPNP (Universal Plug and Play) allows automatic device discovery by your operating system.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.2.1 Configuring UPNP on the VersaLink To enable UPNP on the Gateway perform the following steps: 1) 2) 3) 4) Select Service Configuration from the Configuration screen Click the UPNP Enable box (a check mark will appear in the box). Follow the instructions in the pop-up screens. Click OK to Reset the Gateway. NOTE: When you are ready to disable UPNP, uncheck the UPNP Enable box in the Service Configuration screen.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you clicked on OK in the preceding screen, the following screen will be displayed. The Gateway will be reset automatically, and the new configuration will take effect. After a brief delay, the home page will be displayed. Confirm that you have a DSL sync and that your PPP session displays UP. (Click on the connect button to establish a PPP session). 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.2.2 Creating a New NAT Service Profile NAT Profiles allow you to create specific service settings. The NAT profile may then be associated with a connection profile, allowing you to customize profiles for specific users. For example, if you want to attach specific NAT services to a profile, or if you want to set up a different connection setting for a profile, you can create new NAT profiles and customize them to your preference.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you clicked on OK, the following screen will be displayed. Select “A New Service Profile #1” from the Current Profile drop-down arrow. If you selected “A New Service Profile #1” from the Current Profile drop-down arrow, the following screen will be displayed. This screen shows that you have chosen to create a new NAT service profile. You may create up to four NAT service profiles and attach an unlimited number of services to each profile. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.2.3 Editing a NAT Service Profile After you have created a NAT service profile, you may edit the profile’s name. If you select edit from the Service Configuration screen, the following screen will be displayed. By selecting the edit button, you can make changes to your profile name, and then, later, add to or delete NAT services from that profile. Type your new NAT service profile name in the field labeled Profile Name.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you clicked on save in the Edit NAT Profile screen, the following pop-up screen will be displayed. Click OK to save your new profile settings. If you click on Cancel, your new profile settings will not be saved. The following screen displays the current profile. If desired, you may create a new profile and delete or edit an existing profile. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.2.4 Adding NAT Services to a Profile This section explains how to add NAT services to your NAT service profile. Remember, you may attach an unlimited number of NAT services to any profile. NOTE: Westell has developed an extensive list of NAT services and you may select any service from this list.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway For example, the screen below displays America Online as the NAT service selected. After you have selected a service, click on enable. If you click on enable, the following pop-up screen will be displayed. If you click OK, you will allow incoming connections to be forwarded to a designated local PC. If you click Cancel, you will allow only outgoing connections from any local PC. Click OK or click Cancel.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you clicked on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the Host Device screen will be displayed. The Host Device screen will allow you to select which device will host the NAT service you selected on your local area network. You must either select the device from the Host Device drop-down arrow or type an IP address in the field labeled IP Address. If you click on Cancel, the connection will be dynamically assigned. Click on done.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you select the details button in the Service Configuration screen, the following screen will display the details of the selected NAT service. If you click on the delete button in the Service Configuration screen, you will remove that NAT service from your NAT service profile. Click on close to continue. NOTE: If you would like to set up additional Advanced Service Configuration options, refer to section 13 (Setting Up Advanced Service Configuration). 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.3 Firewall Configuration The following settings will be displayed if you select Firewall from the Configuration menu. High Medium Low None Custom Enable Remote IP Address 030-300390 Rev. A Security Level High security level only allows basic Internet functionality. Only Mail, News, Web, FTP, and IPSEC are allowed. All other traffic is prohibited. Factory Default = MEDIUM Like High security, Medium security only allows basic Internet functionality by default.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you select Edit from the Security Level screen, the User Defined Firewall Rules screen will be displayed. This screen allows you to change the security parameters on your Inbound and Outbound Firewall rules via the User Defined Firewall Rules drop-down arrow. If you select Inbound, this will restrict inbound traffic from the WAN to the LAN. Outbound restricts outbound traffic to the WAN from the LAN.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you want to save your new firewall settings, click on save in the screen labeled User Define Firewall Rules. NOTE: Westell recommends that you do not change the settings in the User Defined Firewall Rules screen. If you need to reset VersaLink to factory default settings, push the reset button on the rear of VersaLink. Note: The information displayed in this screen depends on the level of security you have selected.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you select Help in the screen labeled User Defined Firewall Rules, the following screen will be displayed. This screen gives a detailed explanation of the Firewall Rules. 030-300390 Rev.
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User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.4 Wireless Configuration The following fields will be displayed if you select Wireless from the Configuration menu. IMPORTANT: If you are connecting to VersaLink via a wireless network adapter, the service set ID (SSID) must be the same for both the Westell VersaLink and your PC’s wireless network adapter. The default SSID for VersaLink is the serial number of the unit (located below the bar code on the bottom of the unit and also on the Westell shipping carton).
User Guide Wireless Operation Network Name (SSID) Channel Mode VersaLink™ Gateway Wireless Card Information Factory Default = Enabled. When disabled, no stations will be able to connect to the VersaLink. This string, (32 characters or less) is the name associated with the AP. To connect to the AP, the SSID on a Station card must match the SSID on the AP card or be set to “ANY.” The AP transmits and receives data on this channel. The number of channels to choose from is pre-programmed into the AP card.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.4.1 Wireless Advanced Configuration The following screen will be displayed if you click on the edit button adjacent to Advanced Configuration in the Wireless Configuration screen. Beacon Period RTS Threshold Fragmented Threshold Preamble Algorithm Slot Time Algorithm The time interval between beacon frame transmissions. Beacons contain rate and capability information. Beacons received by stations can be used to identify the access points in the area.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway PBCC Algorithm Always ON: Transmissions are done using a usec slot time (SST). Local STA’s: If all associated stations support SST, then the 9 usec slot time is used. Otherwise, the 20 uses slot time is used. Enhanced Dynamic: Similar to Local STA’s, with the following extension: If associated stations that do not support SST do not transmit for a period of time, the 9 usec slot time is used.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.4.2 Wireless Key Mappings The following screen will be displayed if you click on the edit button adjacent to Key Mapping Table in the Wireless Configuration screen. WEP Key MAC Address Key Length Key Value 030-300390 Rev. A Select Enable is you want this WEP key enabled for the listed MAC Address. The MAC address assigned to the station for which you want to assign a WEP key. The number of bits the encryption is going to use for WEP.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.4.3 Wireless Filter Table The following screen will be displayed if you click on the edit button adjacent to MAC Filter Table in the Wireless Configuration screen. Traffic MAC Address Station Name 030-300390 Rev. A Allowed: When the MAC Filter is enabled, only stations in the MAC Filter Table (which are set to “Allowed”) will have access to the AP. Blocked: This allows the station to remain in the table, but no access to the VersaLink is allowed.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.5 Advanced LAN This section explains the configurable features of VersaLink that are available if you select Advanced LAN from the Configuration menu. NOTE: If VersaLink is configured for ETHERNET PORT 1, VLAN will not be displayed. You must configure VersaLink for DSLATM PORT to access VLAN in the Advanced LAN drop-down menu. Refer to section 12.6.2.1 for details. 12.5.
User Guide Domain Name NOTE: Some ISP’s may require the name for identification purposes. Host Name VersaLink™ Gateway User Assigned DNS This field allows you to enter a Domain Name for VersaLink. To add a Domain Name, in the field under User Assigned DNS, type in your new domain name and click Set. Static Host Assignment This field allows you to enter a HOST name for VersaLink. To add a new Host name, in the field under Static Host Assignment, type in the Host Name and the IP address and click Set.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway The following screen displays a Host Name and an IP Address in the fields. Now click on add. If you clicked on add, the following screen will be displayed. The Host Name and IP Address have been added to the Static Host Assignment. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.5.2 DHCP Configuration (Private LAN) The following settings will be displayed if you select DHCP from the Advanced LAN menu. DHCP Server DHCP Start Address DHCP End Address 030-300390 Rev. A This setting allows VersaLink to automatically assign IP addresses to local devices connected on the LAN. Westell advises setting this to enabled for the private LAN. Off = DHCP Server is disabled Private LAN = DHCP addresses will be saved into the Private LAN configuration.
User Guide DHCP Lease Time VersaLink™ Gateway Factory Default = 01:00:00:00 Displays the amount of time the provided addresses will be valid, after which the DHCP client will usually re-submit a request. NOTE: DHCP Lease Time is displayed in the format (dd:hh:mm:ss)*. This value must be greater than 10 seconds. Seconds must be between 0 and 59, minutes must be between 0 and 59, and hours must be between 0 and 23. *(dd = days, hh = hours, mm = minutes, ss = seconds) 12.5.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you selected Off at DHCP Server:, the following screen will be displayed. Click on save to save the DHCP Server setting. If you clicked on save, in the preceding DHCP Configuration screen, the following pop-up screen will appear. Click on OK. STOP: After you disable the DHCP server, you must reboot your PC 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.5.4 Enabling the DHCP Server If you want to enable your DHCP Server settings, select Private LAN at the DHCP Server drop-down arrow. If you have recently disabled the DHCP Server for Private LAN, select Private LAN while in the following screen. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you selected Private LAN, the following screen will be displayed automatically. Click on save to save your DHCP Server setting. If you click on reset, your DHCP Server will be reset to factory default. (Private LAN is the factory default for the DHCP Server.) If you clicked on save, the following pop-up screen will appear. Click on OK. STOP: After you enable the DHCP server, you must reboot your PC 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.5.5 Private LAN Configuration – Configuring NAT The following settings will be displayed if you select Private LAN from the Advanced LAN menu. (Private LAN is the default configuration for this VersaLink.) NOTE: Private LAN allows you to set up a network behind VersaLink. If you change the settings in this screen, click on save. If you click on reset, the changes will not take effect. If you made changes and clicked on save, the following pop-up screen will be displayed.
User Guide Modem IP Address Subnet Mask DHCP Start Address DHCP End Address DHCP Lease Time VersaLink™ Gateway If this box is CHECKED, it enables the addresses from the Private LAN to use the NAT interface. Displays VersaLink’s IP address Displays the Subnet Mask, which determines what portion of an IP address is controlled by the network and which portion is controlled by the host. Displays the first IP address that the DHCP server will provide.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway The public devices are visible on the Internet unlike a local NAT’ed PC. The example below shows four NAT’ed PCs and one global PC. The arrows show the data path for each flow. IP PPP 10.16.0.1 192.168.0.2 IP NAT 192.168.0.3 192.168.0.1 Ethernet DSL 192.168.0.4 IP Router Modem WAN 192.168.0.5 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide Public LAN DHCP Server Enable Public LAN Enable Public LAN IP Address Public LAN Subnet Mask VersaLink™ Gateway Default = NOT CHECKED If this box is CHECKED, it enables DHCP addresses to be served from the Public LAN pool. Default = NOT CHECKED If this box is CHECKED, it enables the addresses from the Public LAN to bypass the NAT interface. Provides a Public IP Address if the service provider does not automatically provide one.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you selected Public LAN Enable, or if you made other changes in the Public LAN Configuration screen and clicked on save, the following pop-up screen will be displayed. Click on OK to save the new settings. If you click on Cancel, your new settings will not take effect. NOTE: DHCP Lease Time is displayed in the following format: (dd:hh:mm:ss)*. This value must be greater than 10 seconds. The default = 01:00:00:00.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Lease time must be greater than 10 seconds Seconds must be between 0 and 59 Minutes must be between 0 and 59 Hours must be between 0 and 23 Check the values in the DHCP Lease Time fields Check the Seconds field at DHCP Lease Time Check the Minutes field at DHCP Lease Time Check the Hours field at DHCP Lease Time If you clicked on OK in the Load new Public LAN configuration? screen, the following pop-up screen will be displayed.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.5.7 VLAN The following settings will be displayed if you select VLAN from the Advanced LAN menu. VLAN Enable LAN Port VLAN ID VLAN Priority Outgoing VLAN Tag 030-300390 Rev. A Factory Default = DISABLED If this box is check, VLAN will be Enabled. This will allow VLAN tagging to occur according to the data port’s configuration. This allows you to select the LAN port that you wish to configure.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway To enable VLAN click on the box adjacent to the VLAN Enable field. A check mark will appear in the box. Click on save. NOTE: For VLAN to function properly, the VLAN ID must be set to a value other than ‘1’ in VLAN Configuration screen and in the VC 1 Configuration screen when the you are using the Bridge (VLAN Bridge) protocol. See Advanced WAN section for configuring VC’s (refer to section 12.6.5).
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.6 Advanced WAN This section explains the configurable features of VersaLink that are available if you select Advanced WAN from the Configuration menu. NOTE: If VersaLink is configured for ETHERNET PORT 1, QOS will not be displayed. You must configure VersaLink for DSLATM PORT to access QOS in the Advanced WAN drop-down menu. Refer to section 12.6.2.1 for details. 12.6.
User Guide Enable ATM 0/21 Loopback: VersaLink™ Gateway Factory Default = ENABLED This option enables the 0/21 loopback , which is used by your ISP. NOTE: Westell does not recommend that you change this setting. 12.6.2 WAN Configuration The following settings will be displayed if you select WAN from the Advanced WAN menu.
User Guide WAN PORT Status VPI VCI Protocol NOTE: The configuration specified by your Service Provider will determine which Protocols are available to you. Bridge Broadcast Bridge Multicast 030-300390 Rev. A VersaLink™ Gateway Factory Default = DSLATM PORT Possible Responses: DSLATM PORT ETHERNET PORT 1 Allows you to enable or disable your VC (Virtual Connection) Displays the VPI (Virtual Path Indicator) value for a particular VC, which is defined by your Service Provider.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Spanning Tree Protocol packets to/from the WAN. This setting is only valid if one of the Virtual Channels is configured for Bridge mode. Factory Default = DISABLED Spanning Tree Protocol is a link management protocol that provides path redundancy while preventing undesirable loops in the network. For Ethernet network to function properly, only one active path can exist between two stations.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you select DSLATM PORT from the WAN Port drop-down arrow, the following screen will be displayed. Click on OK. If you click on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the following screen will be displayed. Click on OK. If you click on Cancel, the change will not take effect. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you clicked on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the following pop-up screen will appear. VersaLink must be reset to allow the new configuration to take effect. Click on OK. If you clicked on OK in the preceding screen, the following screen will be displayed. VersaLink will be reset and the new configuration will take effect. After a brief delay, the home page will be displayed. Confirm that you have a DSL sync and that your PPP session displays UP.
User Guide 12.6.2.2 VersaLink™ Gateway Disabling DSLATM PORT – Enabling ETHERNET PORT 1 To configure the VersaLink so that it uses the WAN Ethernet Port, select ETHERNET PORT 1 from the WAN PORT drop-down arrow. By selecting ETHERNET PORT 1, you will disable the VersaLink’s DSL transceiver. This will disable the DSL Port and allow the WAN interface to use the WAN Ethernet Port. NOTE: If ETHERNET PORT 1 is configured, the VersaLink’s menu options may or may not be displayed.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you click on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the following screen will be displayed. Click on OK. If you click on Cancel, the change will not take effect. If you clicked on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the following pop-up screen will appear. VersaLink must be reset to allow the new configuration to take effect. Click on OK. If you clicked on OK in the preceding screen, the following screen will be displayed.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.6.3 Editing the WAN Configuration The following VC 1 Configuration screen will be displayed if you click on the edit button adjacent to any of the ‘Enabled’ protocols displayed in the WAN Configuration screen. (Note: The Protocol must be enabled before you can edit its VC configuration.) The VC 1 Configuration screen allows you to edit your virtual connection (VC). A virtual connection identifies a connection through the service provider’s ATM network to your ISP.
User Guide VPI VCI PCR QoS Protocol Status IP Address VersaLink DNS Primary DNS Secondary MRU Negotiation LCP Echo Disable LCP Echo Failures LCP Echo Retry Duration LCP Echo Retry Duration Tunneling VersaLink™ Gateway VC 1 Configuration This setting allows you to change your VPI (Virtual Path Indicator) value for a particular VC, which is defined by your Service Provider.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you have made any changes to your VC settings, you need to save them. To save the new VC settings, click on OK when asked Set this PPPoE VC configuration? If you click on cancel, the new VC settings will not be saved. If you clicked on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the following pop-up screen will appear. VersaLink must be reset to allow the new configuration to take effect. Click on OK.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.6.4 Configuring VersaLink’s Protocol Settings for PPPoE Mode To configure VersaLink’s protocol settings for PPPoE mode, select WAN from the Advanced WAN menu. The WAN Configuration screen will be displayed. Next, click on the edit button adjacent to any of the existing ‘Enabled’ VC (Virtual Connection) protocols. NOTE: The protocol status must display “Enable” to allow edits to its VC configuration. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you clicked on edit in the WAN Configuration screen, the following VC 1 Configuration screen will be displayed. Select PPPoE from the options listed in Protocol drop-down arrow. After you have made the configuration for this protocol, select the set VC button. If you click the set VC button, the following pop-up screen will be displayed. Click on OK in the pop-up screen. If you click on Cancel, the new settings will not be saved.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.6.5 Configuring VersaLink’s Protocol Settings for Bridge Mode To configure VersaLink’s protocol settings for Bridge mode, select WAN from the Advanced WAN menu. The WAN Configuration screen will be displayed. Next, click on the edit button adjacent to any of the existing ‘Enabled’ VC (Virtual Connection) protocols. The VC1 Configuration screen will be displayed. NOTE: The protocol status must display “Enable” to allow edits to its VC configuration.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway VC 1 Configuration This setting allows you to change your VPI (Virtual Path Indicator) value for a particular VC, which is defined by your Service Provider. This setting allows you to change your VCI (Virtual Channel Indicator) value for a particular VC, which is defined by your Service Provider.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you selected the Routed Bridge mode under VC 1- Bridge Settings, the following screen will be displayed. Enter the appropriate values in the fields and click on set VC. Mode DHCP Client IP Address Gateway DNS Primary DNS Secondary 030-300390 Rev. A VC 1 - Bridge Settings (Routed Bridge) The Mode you have selected to use with Bridge protocol. Selecting a radio button allows you to either Enable or Disable the DHCP Client.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you selected Proxy Bridge mode under VC 1- Bridge Settings, the following screen will be displayed. Enter the appropriate values in the fields and click on set VC. Mode Gateway DNS Primary DNS Secondary 030-300390 Rev. A VC 1 - Bridge Settings (Proxy Bridge) The Mode you have selected to use with Bridge protocol. Displays the modem’s IP address. Provided by your Service Provider. Provided by your Service Provider.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you selected VLAN Bridge under VC 1- Bridge Settings, the following screen will be displayed. Enter the appropriate values in the fields and click on set VC. Mode VLAN ID VLAN Priority VLAN on WAN 030-300390 Rev. A VC 1 - Bridge Settings (VLAN Bridge) The Mode you have selected to use with Bridge protocol. VLAN is used to assign VLAN tags to individual data ports on the modem. Assigns a VLAN ID to the port. This will set the VLAN priority for the port.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway After you have configured the VC 1 Configuration screen, you must click the set VC button to save your VC settings. If you click the set VC button, the following pop-up screen will be displayed. Click on OK in the pop-up screen. If you click on Cancel, the new settings will not be saved. After you click on OK, follow the instructions to reset the Gateway, as previously discussed in section 12.6.3. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.6.6 Configuring VC Protocol Settings for ETHERNET PORT 1 To configure the Gateway’s VC settings via the Ethernet uplink port, select ETHERNET PORT 1 at the WAN Port drop-down arrow. If you select ETHERNET PORT 1, the following pop-up will be displayed. Click on OK. If you click on OK, the following pop-up screen will be displayed. Click on OK. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you click on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the following pop-up screen will be displayed. Click on OK. If you clicked on OK, the following screen will be displayed. VersaLink™ will be reset and the new configuration will take effect. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway After the Gateway has been reset, from the Configuration menu, select Advanced WAN and then select WAN. The following screen will be displayed If you click edit, the following screen will be displayed. By using this screen, you can configure the WAN Ethernet port settings of your Gateway. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway To configure the WAN Ethernet port for routed bridge protocol, select ROUTED from the Protocol drop-down arrow. If you select ROUTED, the following screen will be displayed. Enter the appropriate values in the fields and click on set. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you click on set, the following pop-up screen will be displayed. Click on OK. If you clicked on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the following pop-up screen will appear. VersaLink must be reset to allow the new configuration to take effect. Click on OK. If you clicked on OK in the preceding screen, the following screen will be displayed. VersaLink will be reset and the new configuration will take effect. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway After the modem has been reset, the WAN Configuration screen will display Routed Bridge as the protocol for ETHERNET PORT 1. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.6.7 QOS The following settings will be displayed if you select QOS from the Advanced WAN menu. If you change any settings in this screen, click on save. If you click on reset, this screen will refresh and display your last saved QoS configuration. NOTE: The QOS feature helps ensure data integrity in high-speed transmissions. QOS provides the capability to partition network traffic into multiple priority levels or classes of service.
User Guide Peak Information Rte (%) Committed Information Rate (%) Peak Burst Size Committed Burst Size Max Queue Size Latency Boundary Latency Threshold (ms) IP Fragmentation Enable IP Fragment Size VersaLink™ Gateway Possible responses are: Best Effort (BE) Assured Forwarding (AF1) Assured Forwarding (AF2) Assured Forwarding (AF3) Assured Forwarding (AF4) Expedited Forwarding (EF) Network Control (NC) The maximum allowed rate for this priority, expressed as a percentage of the DSL rate.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.6.8 Route The following settings will be displayed if you select Route from the Advanced WAN menu. The Route table maintains the routes or paths of where specific types of data shall be routed across a network. Note: In this screen, VersaLink represents ‘Gateway.’ To add a Route, enter a Subnet Mask address, or check the Host Route box. Click on the add button to establish a static route.
User Guide Interface Metric RIP Host Routing Table Destination Address Subnet Mask VersaLink Interface Metric RIP Inactive Routes Destination Address Subnet Mask VersaLink Interface Metric RIP Add Route Destination Address Subnet Mask/ Host Route VersaLink/IP Address Metric RIP Conf Save to Modem 030-300390 Rev. A VersaLink™ Gateway Indicates were to send the packet if it matches this route. The RIP metric to be assigned to this route if and when it is advertised using RIP.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 12.6.9 RIP The following details will be displayed if you select RIP from the Advanced WAN menu. If you change any settings in this screen, click on save. If you click on reset, this screen will refresh and display your last saved RIP configuration. RIP (Routing Interface Protocol) is a dynamic inter-network routing protocol primarily used in interior routing environments.
User Guide Transmit RIPv2 Authentication Mode Default VersaLink Border VersaLink Filtering RIP Timer Rate RIP Supply Interval RIP Expire Time RIP Garbage Collection Time VersaLink™ Gateway RIPv1 or RIPv2 The version of RIP to be transmitted. (WAN side RIP never transmits) Possible responses are: None RIPv1 RIPv1 Compatible RIPv2 If using RIP V2, you must select the type of authentication to use.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 13. SETTING UP ADVANCED SERVICE CONFIGURATION You can set up additional Service Configuration options for VersaLink that allow you to enter the port forwarding and trigger ports ranges of your choice. Go to Configuration at the homepage menu and select Services. When you click on define custom service in the Service Configuration screen, the Custom Service screen will guide you through the steps of creating an advanced NAT service entry via the define custom service button.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 13.1 Port Forwarding Ranges of Ports To select Port Forwarding Ranges of Ports, click on define custom service from the Service Configuration screen, and then select Port Forwarding Ranges of Ports from the Custom Service screen. Click on Next. The Port Range screen will be displayed. Enter your values in the Global Port Range fields and click next to continue. 13.
User Guide Service Name Type Protocol Local IP Address Base Host Port VersaLink™ Gateway The NAT service for which you are configuring Port Forwarding. The type of NAT service configuration you selected. The type of Protocol that is used to run this NAT service. TCP- Transmission Control Protocol. UDP-User Datagram Protocol (UDP). If a static IP address has been assigned, it will be displayed here. The port on the WAN that will host the NAT service selected.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 13.4 Adding Local Trigger Ports If you made changes in the Local ‘Trigger’ Port Range screen and clicked next, the following screen will be displayed. Click on close to accept the changes, or click on add to go back to the Trigger Ports screen and enter additional port range values. You can repeat this step for each port range that you want to add (up to 10 trigger ports).
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 13.5 Static NAT If you select Services from the Configuration menu, the following screen will be displayed, showing the static NAT button. Static NAT allows you to configure VersaLink to work with the special NAT services. NOTE: When the Gateway is configured for Static NAT, any unsolicited packets arriving at the WAN would be forwarded to this device. This feature is used in cases where the user wants to host a server for a specific application.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 13.6 Enabling Static NAT Before you enable static NAT, you must select Default from the Current Profile drop-down box. Static NAT must be configured for the Gateway’s default account profile. After you select the default profile, click the static NAT button. NOTE: In the following screen, the default account profile is labeled Default. However, if you have renamed the default account profile, you must select the profile name you created as the default profile.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you click enable, the following Service Configuration screen will display. Static NAT is now enabled for the device you selected. 13.7 Disabling Static NAT If you click on static NAT in the Service Configuration screen, the following screen will be displayed, select a device name from the Static NAT Device drop-down arrow, or type the IP address of the device in the field labeled IP Address. Click on disable.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you click disable, the following Service Configuration screen will be displayed. Static NAT is now disabled for the device you selected. (No device is displayed in the field adjacent to the static Nat button.) 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 14. MAINTENANCE 14.1 Backup/Restore The following settings will be displayed if you select Backup/Restore from the Maintenance menu. NOTE: Backup settings are stored in a separate area of flash, not to an external backup source. Current configuration becomes Backup Configuration Backed up configuration becomes Current configuration Factory default becomes Current configuration 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 14.2 Firewall Log The following settings will be displayed if you select Firewall Log from the Maintenance menu. This screen is an advanced diagnostics screen. It alerts you of noteworthy information sent to VersaLink from the Internet. The screen can contain 1000 entries, but a maximum of 50 entries are displayed at a time. Once 1000 entries have been logged, the oldest entry is removed to make space for the new entries as they occur. The following settings are displayed.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you clicked on details in the Firewall Log screen, the Packet Details screen will be displayed. Click on close. To clear the Firewall log, click clear log in the Firewall Log screen. The following pop-up screen will be displayed. Click OK when asked “Do you wish to clear the Firewall log file?” If you click Cancel, the firewall log will not be cleared. To obtain a printable format of the Firewall Log, at the Firewall Log screen, click Printable/Savable Format.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 14.3 Administrative Password The following settings will be displayed if you select Administrative Password from the Maintenance menu. After you enter your data into the appropriate settings, click on change. NOTE: If the Gateway is password protected and you are not an authorized user, you will not be able to change the values. (The Gateway cannot be configured unless the user is logged in.) Contact your network administrator for further instructions.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 14.4 Remote Access The following screen will appear if you select Remote Access from the Maintenance menu. To enable Remote Access, type in a password and click the enable remote access button. NOTE: The password should be at least 4 characters long and should not exceed 32 characters. Do not type a blank space or asterisks in the Password field. The password is also case sensitive.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 14.5 Update Device The following screen will be displayed if you click on Update Device from the Maintenance menu. This screen is used to update the firmware that controls the operation of VersaLink. The updated firmware may be loaded from either a file that is located on your PCs hard drive or from update files stored on an Internet server. NOTE: The configurable settings of your Gateway may be erased during the update process. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Click on the check for web update button in the Update Device screen to check the web for possible software updates. This screen will retrieve the software update file and display any available update information. You must be connected to the Internet to use this option. NOTE: If you click on check for web update and the page returns a “page not found” message, this indicates that the software update file is not available. Go back to the previous screen to continue.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Click on the local update now button in the Update Device screen to select the upgrade file from your PC’s hard drive. This screen allows you to upgrade the software on VersaLink. Click Browse… and go to the location where the upgrade file is stored. NOTE: The actual information displayed in this screen may vary. Select the appropriate upgrade file from your browser. The file name will appear in the field labeled Upgrade File. Click on upload file. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway This screen shows that the file is being uploaded to VersaLink. The screens below show that the file upload has completed and that the Programming Flash is being erased to prepare the Flash storage area for upload of the new file. (Programming Flash is a temporary storage area for uploaded files.) 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway The screen below shows that the upload was successful. The Gateway will not reboot. The following screen will be displayed as VersaLink is being reset. After a brief delay, the home page will be displayed. Confirm that you have a DSL sync and that the PPP Status displays UP. (Click on the reset button to re-establish your PPP session.) 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 15. TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: Options in the Troubleshooting menu may or may not be displayed depending on VersaLinks WAN Configuration (DSLATM PORT or ETHERNET PORT 1). However, all menu options are displayed if VersaLink is configured for DSLATM PORT 1. The following sections provide further details on the Troubleshooting menu. 15.1 System Self Tests The following settings will be displayed if you select System Self Tests from the Troubleshooting menu.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you want to PING using the System Self Test screen (diagnostics page) shown above, enter your DNS or IP address in the fields provided and click on the test button. The System Self Test will run a diagnostic test that executes independent of firewall security settings. See the following table for test descriptions and possible responses. If you want to PING using the MS-DOS (shell) window, first you will need to check your firewall security setting.
User Guide IP Address PING (via IP Address or Host Name) Trace VersaLink™ Gateway No Response: VersaLink has failed to obtain the resolved address. Host not found: The DNS Server was unable to find an address for the given host name. No data, enter host name: No host name is specified. Could not test: The test could not be executed due to VersaLink settings. Check your DSL sync or your PPP session. You must have both a DSL sync and a PPP connection established to execute a PING.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway To see a list of the log options, click on the arrow at the LOGS drop-down menu. Select an option from the list provided at the Diagnostics Logs screen. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway If you clicked on All, the following screen will be displayed. This screen provides a detailed list of VersaLink’s connection status and system information. Click on clear diagnostic log to clear the diagnostic log information. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 15.2.1 Saving the Diagnostic Log File If you want to save the diagnostic log file, go to your Browser’s menu and select File, then select Save As from the drop-down menu. At the Save Web Page dialog box, select a destination for your log file from the Save in drop-down arrow. Next, enter a name for your log file in the field labeled File name and click on Save. 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 15.3 Statistics NOTE: If VersaLink is configured for ETHERNET PORT 1, only Ethernet and Wireless statistics will be displayed in the Statistics menu. The DSL Transceiver statistics and the WAN VC statistics will not be displayed. If you want to view DSL Transceiver and WAN VC statistics, you must configure VersaLink for DSLATM PORT. Refer to section 12.6.2.1 for additional details. 15.3.
User Guide In Errors In Discard Packets In Non Unicast Packets In Unicast Packets In Octets Out Errors Out Discard Packets Out Non Unicast Packets Out Unicast Packets Out Octets MTU Interface Type Interface Description VersaLink™ Gateway The number of error packets received on the Ethernet interface. The number of discarded packets received. The number of non-Unicast packets received on the Ethernet interface. The number of Unicast packets received on the Ethernet interface.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Transceiver Information-Down Stream/Up Stream Path The transmission rate that is provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Signal-to-Noise Ratio (S/N) where 0 db = 1x10-7, which inhibits your DSL speed. Line Attenuation (dB) The DSL line loss. Transmit Power (db/Hz) The transmitted signal strength. DSL Speed (Kbits/Sec) SNR Margin (db) 15.3.3 WAN VC Statistics The following settings will be displayed if you select WAN VC from the Statistics menu.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 15.4 Wireless Statistics The following settings will be displayed if you select Wireless from the Statistics menu. Network Name (SSID) 802.11 MAC Address (BSSID) FW Version Wireless Card Information This string, (32 characters or less) is the name associated with the Access Point (AP). To connect to the AP, the Service Set ID (SSID) on a Station card must match the SSID on the AP. This is the Media Access Controller address of the AP.
User Guide OUT-Fragments OUT-Frames after one or more retries OUT-Dropped Frames, too many retries IN-Unicast Frames IN-Multicast Frames IN-Fragments IN-Frames after one or more retrie IN-Drops due to insufficient Rx buffers 030-300390 Rev. A VersaLink™ Gateway broadcast to all stations, but more than a single station. Broadcast messages are included in the count. The number of successful transmissions made.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 15.5 Status 15.5.1 LAN Devices The following settings will be displayed if you select LAN Devices from the Status menu. IP Address MAC Address Name Status 030-300390 Rev. A Devices on LAN Displays the IP network address that VersaLink is on. Media Access Controller (MAC) address of this device. Displays the ASCII (text) name of the devices connected to the LAN. Displays the status of the devices connected to the LAN.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 15.5.2 Wireless Stations The following settings will be displayed if you select Wireless from the Status menu. NOTE: A Wireless device must be connected to the Gateway for the fields in this screen to be populated. Station MAC Address State PBCC Active Rate 030-300390 Rev. A Wireless Stations List This number indicates the order in which the stations are first accessed by VersaLink. The Media Access Controller Address assigned to the station.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 15.5.3 RIP Table The following settings will be displayed if you select RIP Table from the Status menu. NOTE: RIP must be enabled for this table to be populated. RIP Network Routing Table RIP Host Routing Table Destination Netmask Gateway Metric 030-300390 Rev. A Indicates Network routes received via RIP. The Host routes received via RIP. The destination IP address of the route The IP mask of the route The gateway of the route The RIP metric (0-15).
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 15.5.4 QOS Status The following settings will be displayed if you select QOS from the Status menu. Click on the clear button to clear all counts and statistics (not just latency counts). This does not affect the configuration values. NOTE: QoS must be enabled on the Gateway for this table to be populated. Queue Number 030-300390 Rev. A Indicates the DiffServ Queue.
User Guide Max Queue Size Total Dropped Packets Total Enqueued Packets Current Depth Deepest Depth Queue Number Peak Info. Rate (%) Committed Info Rate (%) Peak Burst (ms) Committed Burst (ms) Total Packets Received Total Marked Packets Total Filter Packet Drops Avg. DSL Bytes Per Packet Avg.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 15.5.5 VOIP Status The following settings will be displayed if you select VOIP from the Status menu. NOTE: A VOIP device must be connected to the Gateway for this table to be populated. URI Local IP Address Expiration 030-300390 Rev. A SIP Registry Information The SIP URI that is trying to register. (This field only indicates that a SIP device tried to register, not that it succeeded.) The local, LAN IP address of the SIP device.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 16. NAT SERVICES For your convenience, VersaLink supports protocols for Applications, Games, and VPN-specific programs. The following chart provides protocol information for the services supported by VersaLink. NOTE: To configure VersaLink for a service or application, follow the steps in section 13 (Setting Up Advanced Service Configuration) of this User Guide. Applications/Games/VPN Support Application/Game Port/Protocol Aliens vs.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Application/Game Port/Protocol UDP 6515 TCP 6667 UDP 12203 TCP/UDP 13139 UDP 27900 UDP 28900 UDP 29900 UDP 29901 Ghost Recon GNUtella Half Life Server Heretic II Server Hexen II Hotline Server HTTPS ICMP Echo ICQ OLD ICQ 2001b ICUII Client ICUII Client Version 4.xx IMAP IMAP v.3 Internet Phone IPSEC ESP IPSEC IKE Ivisit KALI, Doom & Doom II KaZaA Limewire Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide Application/Game mIRC Chat Motorhead Server MSN Game Zone MSN Game Zone (DX 7 & 8 play) MSN Messenger Napster Need for Speed 3, Hot Pursuit Need for Speed, Porsche Net2Phone NNTP Operation FlashPoint Outlaws Pal Talk pcAnywhere host Phone Free Quake 2 Quake 3 Quicktime 4/Real Audio Rainbow Six & Rogue Spear RealOne Player Real Audio Roger Wilco ShoutCast Server SSH Secure Shell Starcraft Starfleet Command Telnet Tiberian Sun & Dune 2000 Ultima Online 030-300390 Rev.
User Guide Application/Game Unreal Tournament server USENET News Service VNC, Virtual Network Computing Westwood Online, C&C World Wide Web (HTTP) XBOX Live Yahoo Messenger Chat Yahoo Messenger Phone VPN Protocol IPSec Encryption L2TP PPTP 030-300390 Rev. A VersaLink™ Gateway Port/Protocol 7777 (default gameplay port) 7778 (server query port 7779,7779+ are allocated dynamically for each helper UdpLink objects, including UdpServerUplin objects.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 17. HELP If you select Help from the menu bar, a message from the help screens will be displayed. The type of message displayed depends on the menu that you are viewing. If you are viewing a pop-up screen, click the help link in the pop-up screen to obtain help messages. A About This screen provides information about VersaLink. The following settings are displayed.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway B Backup/Restore This option allows VersaLink configuration to be backed up to or restored from a secure location in flash. The following options are displayed. Current becomes Back-up Back-up becomes Current Factory becomes Current Backup/Restore Selecting this command button will backup the current active configuration to the secure flash location. This command button will restore the previously stored configuration from the flash location.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway D Diagnostics Help This screen provides tools for diagnosing PPP connection problems. Some tests depend on VersaLink’s status and the capabilities exercised by previous tests, which may prevent other types of testing. Beginning of Diagnostics Help screens DSL VersaLink status checks the connection. The following is a list of the possible responses: Up Down DSL VersaLink is operating correctly and has obtained synchronization with the opposing DSLAM.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway PPP This field displays the PPP Connection status. A PPPoE or PPPoA session must already be established. The following is a list of the possible responses: Connection up no connection initiating connection Connection halted Cannot connect Authorization failure Link control protocol failed PPP VersaLink has established a PPP connection. There is no PPP connection. A PPP session must be connected from the homepage screen. The PPP connection process has been initialized.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway DNS The DNS test issues a request to try to resolve the name of a particular host. The host name is entered in the input box. The following is a list of the possible responses: Success No Response Host not found No data, enter host name could not test DNS VersaLink has successfully obtained the resolved address. The IP address is shown below the host name input box Explanation: VersaLink has failed to successfully obtain the resolved address.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway DHCP Configuration This screen contains the settings which control how VersaLink interacts with the local devices connected to VersaLink. Westell does not recommend that you change these settings. The following settings are displayed.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway E Edit Connection Profiles This screen facilitates the changing of connection profile parameters. The following settings are displayed. Connection Name Account ID Account Password Service Profile Manual/Auto/Always ON Time Out Enable/Connection Time Out Edit VC Connection Edit Connection Profiles This field is a description of the default connection profile that VersaLink will use. Feel free to use whatever description you desire. Your account ID is supplied by your ISP.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Firewall Settings This screen is an advanced configuration screen. It allows you to set the level of security you wish to have on your local network. All security levels except “None” protect against known Internet attacks and devices that attempt to gain remote access to VersaLink. The following settings are displayed. Firewall Settings This security level only allows basic Internet functionality. Only Mail, News, Web, FTP, and IPSEC are allowed. No other traffic is allowed.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway L LAN Configuration This screen contains the setting that controls how VersaLink interacts with the local devices connected to VersaLink. Westell does not recommend that you change these settings. The following settings are displayed. Gateway IP Address Subnet Mask DHCP Start Address DHCP End Address DNS Server Enable DHCP Server Enable LAN Configuration This controls the IP address that VersaLink uses for local communication.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway P Private LAN This page contains the settings that control how VersaLink interacts with the local devices connected to VersaLink. It is not recommended that these settings be changed. The following settings are displayed.
User Guide Public LAN) DHCP Lease (If DHCP is enabled for Public LAN) VersaLink™ Gateway This setting specifies the DHCP lease time. Q Quality of Service Quality of Service Quality of Service This feature helps ensure data integrity in high-speed transmissions. This feature provides the capability to partition network traffic into multiple priority levels or classes of service.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway S Single Static IP This page contains the settings that would allow the PPP address received from the network to be propagated to a single LAN device behind the modem. WAN IP Address Selection box Single Static IP This is the PPP IP address the ISP has assigned the modem. This box contains the devices available to share the Single Static IP address the ISP has assigned the modem.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway Turbo TCP Turbo Turbo TCP is a sophisticated network traffic prioritization and queuing method that dramatically improves the performance of downstream TCP/FTP/HTTP transfers under heavy upstream bandwidth utilization conditions. This feature first assigns a high priority to TCP signaling packets in the upstream direction, then places the packet in one of several transmit queues based on this priority.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway VLAN VLAN VC Configuration Screen A virtual (or logical) LAN is a local area network with a definition that maps workstations on some other basis than geographic location. VPI/VCI VPI/VCI VPI/VCI This screen asks for information that VersaLink needs to establish a communication channel to your ISP. The VPI and VCI values are supplied by your ISP.
User Guide Data Rates (Mbits/s) VersaLink™ Gateway will be refused. These are the allowable communication rates that the AP will attempt to use. The rates are broadcast within the connection protocol as rates supported by the VersaLink. If multiple rates are chosen, multi-rate communication and automatic optimum rate selection is possible. This is the default, and provides the most flexible system.
User Guide Secondary FW OUT and IN OUT-Unicast Frames OUT-Multicast Frames OUT-Fragments OUT-Unicast Bytes OUT-Multicast Bytes OUT-Transmission Deferred OUT-Frames after single retry VersaLink™ Gateway Secondary firmware version number. This is the station firmware that the card would use to operate as a wireless station. The format of the number is …>. The version number is needed to identify existing errata.
User Guide IN-Packet not passing checksum IN-Drops due to insufficient Rx buffers IN-Un-decryptable packets IN-Messages received in message fragments IN-Messages received in bad message fragments 030-300390 Rev. A VersaLink™ Gateway The number of received frames with a Frame Check Sequence (FCS) error. The number of received frames discarded due to lack of buffer space.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 18. TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION Westell Technical Support If technical assistance is required, contact Westell by using one of the following options: North America Phone: 1-630-375-4900 U.K./Europe Phone: (44) 01256 843311 Visit Westell at www.Westell.com to view frequently asked questions and enter on-line service requests, or send email to global_support@westell.com to obtain additional information. 19.
User Guide VersaLink™ Gateway 20. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS • ADSL • DSL Line Code: Discrete Multi-Tone (DMT) • DSL Rates: 32 kbps to 8 Mbps downstream and 32 kbps to 800 kbps upstream • Power spectral density: less than -34 dBm/Hz • DSL Impedance: 100 Ohms • DSL Performance: per ITU Recommendation G.991.2, ANSI T1.
VersaLink™ Gateway User Guide 21. SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. THIS SOFTWARE IS COPYRIGHTED AND LICENSED (NOT SOLD). BY INSTALLING AND OPERATING THIS PRODUCT, YOU ARE ACCEPTING AND AGREEING TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT, YOU SHOULD PROMPTLY RETURN THE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE TO WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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VersaLink™ Gateway User Guide 22. PUBLICATION INFORMATION Westell ®VersaLink™ Gateway (Model 327W) User Guide Part Number 030-300390 Rev. A May 2004 © 2004 Westell, Inc. All rights reserved. Westell, Inc. 750 North Commons Drive Aurora, Illinois 60504 USA www.westell.com All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 030-300390 Rev.
